1. Descartes Summary of Mechanical Philosophy

2. Newton Emerges

3. Moving towards 1800

4. The Development of Geology
a) More on the Lyell-Darwin Connection

5. Malthus and Catastrophe
a) More on Malthus

6. The Age of the Earth Debate

7. The Rise of Evolutionary Theory
a) Evolution as a Statistical Process
b) Criticism of Darwin's Theory

Katie has a third Assignment

This is due on Wed May 12